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IBM and Arm announced a strategic collaboration on 2 April 2026.
IBM and Arm will enable Arm-based software to run on IBM Z and LinuxONE mainframes.
KEY POINTS
- The collaboration focuses on virtualisation, security and compliance, and long-term ecosystem interoperability.
- No products or technical specifications have been released; the announcement is about future intent.
- IBM's recent z17 mainframe and Spyre Accelerator hardware will underpin this Arm software integration.
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